Going in Style, Scarred…10 movies you should see this weekend

Some movies leave one with a feeling of glee while some poorly executed flicks make one want to puke, punch someone and throw a tantrum – all at once.

To help you avoid such a situation that’d leave you fuming out of the cinema in utter disgust, TheCable Lifestyle recommends the following movies.

Synopsis: A relationship guru and best-selling author finds himself falling for the licensed therapist who questions his methods.

Starring: Nadine Velazquez, Shemar Moore, Michael Beach

Run time: 104 mins

Synopsis: Lotanna (Remember your father) is a story of a young boy who discovers at an early age that he has to offset a debt owed to a mysterious stranger called Don Clef, by his late father. The young character goes through a myriad of trials and challenges that stand to break him or make him; aided by an unbreakable resolve to succeed, a sonorous voice, friends, enemies and mysterious people he meets along the way.

Starring: Jide Kosoko, Liz Benson Ameye, Chris Attoh, Chris Okagbue, Victor Olaitan and Bimbo Manuel.

Run time: 100 mins

Synopsis: When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.

Starring: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson

Run time: 136 mins

Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.

Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista

Run time: 137 mins

Synopsis: A group of high-school students, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.

Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler

Run time: 124 mins

Synopsis: Chuks (aka Terminator) is an ardent player with the ladies. He enjoys the attention of women, including girlfriends from the past. When challenged by his friends to see if he can prove the universality of that theory with three ex-girlfriends from his school days within 21 days, he accepts it.

Starring: Omoni Oboli, Toyin Aimakhu, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Gabriel Afolayan

Run time: 112 mins

Synopsis: Scarred is a Nigerian drama about a young girl Scarlett who overcame different forms of societal challenge to become a renowned lawyer. This story generally depicts the struggle of a child born with disabilities in the society and it will, in the end, become a means of moral empowerment to the women and children of Africa.

Starring: Mercy Aigbe Gentry, Akin Lewis, Tina Mba, Bola Adebayo

Run time: 102 mins

Synopsis: Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Joey King, Ann-Margret

Run time: 97 mins

Synopsis: A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son.

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney

Run time: 95 mins

Synopsis: In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.

Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Ariel Winter, Julia Roberts

Run time: 89 mins